That’s right, I’m talking about hitting your party members for optimal job point (currency used to purchase skills) gains. As much as I adore Final Fantasy Tactics, it suffers from some of the same design flaws present in the original version of Final Fantasy II. That said, would they balance the jobs, or even introduce some quality-of-life features to better suit the modern palate? I’m personally more concerned about those outliers than balancing jobs across the board because any game with a job system will eventually be broken (but it generally takes time and effort). Then there’s game balance – both existing versions of Tactics are notoriously imbalanced, with single recruitable units easily capable of soloing many stages (looking at you, Balthier and Cid). We also have the Dragon Quest III Remake on the way and while it looks fantastic, the unique style will certainly lose some of its charm if it is continuously copypasted everywhere else (my opinion, of course). I’m a big fan of the look, but I also don’t want to see it everywhere. But even if they were spaced out, Square Enix must be careful not to oversaturate its market with the HD-2D style. That’s of course assuming that the Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster releases on the same platform, or even in the same year. Visually, would it go the highly popular (but also polarizing) HD-2D route (unlikely, IMO), or would they instead take the somewhat disappointing Legend of Mana path (very little, if any improvements made compared to the original)? Even worse, would they slap a crappy filter on it in the vein of many ill-fated mobile versions of other classic Square Enix RPGs (please, just no)? As far as HD-2D is concerned, it seems unlikely simply because it would be directly competing with Triangle Strategy that is set to launch this March. Would the remaster build upon the cult classic original version, wonky (but beloved) localization and all, or would it opt for War of the Lions with its updated translation and additional characters, jobs, and content? The more important question is this: how will they be presented?įor the sake of this discussion, let’s focus on Final Fantasy Tactics, which originally released on the PS1 in 1997 before receiving an overhaul, in the form Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions, a decade later.
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Tactical RPG fans have been clamoring for releases of these games on modern consoles, let alone remasters, for many years now, and with how hellbent companies are on tapping into the ever-growing remake/remaster market these days, it’s only logical to assume that one or both of these games may very well be on their way.